October 19th, 2009 |
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By: Ellen Messmer
For: ComputerWorld
New legislation is pressuring U.S. colleges and universities to do a better job combating illegal file-sharing - and it’s taking a toll on campus IT departments
New legislation is putting pressure on U.S. colleges and universities to do a better job combating illegal file-sharing — and it’s taking a toll on campus IT departments, according to research published this week.
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October 20th, 2008 |
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Inside Higher Education News - October 20, 2008
Colleges have been asserting for months — in an effort to persuade Congress not to impose new requirements on them to fight illegal file sharing — that they‟re spending big bucks to monitor, prevent and discipline online behavior that could run afoul of copyright law. But lawmakers ignored their pleas and added several new mandates to the Higher Education Act in August.
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March 15th, 2007 |
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By Mitch Bainwol and Cary Sherman
As many in the higher education community are well aware from news coverage here and elsewhere, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), on behalf of its member labels, recently initiated a new process for lawsuits against computer users who engage in illegal file-trafficking of copyrighted content on peer-to-peer (P2P) systems. In the new round of lawsuits, 400 of these legal actions were directed at college and university students around the country. The inclusion of so many students was unprecedented. Unfortunately, it was also necessary.
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